鸡 jī

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Traditional form

雞 jī

Contains the radical

鸟 diǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Another 又 yòu kind of bird 鸟 diǎo

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰又鸟

Explanation

Simplified form of 雞 jī . Originally was a pictograph of a chicken. Later changed to a phonosemantic compound of 奚 xī and 隹 zhuī (bird). The traditional 隹 zhuī (bird) component was replaced with 鸟 diǎo , a different character for "bird".

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 鸡 jī in different contexts.

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喝 hē 一 yī 碗 wǎn 热 rè 鸡汤 jī tāng 对 duì 你 nǐ 有 yǒu 好处 hǎochu .

A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.

你 nǐ 能 Néng 不能 bù néng 赶快 gǎnkuài 给 gěi 我们 wǒmen 炒 chǎo 盘 pán 鸡蛋 jīdàn ?

Can you cook up a simple egg dish for us right away?

那天 nà tiān 晚上 wǎnshang 早些 zǎo xiē 时候 shíhou 他 tā 的确 díquè 是 shì 吃 chī 了 le 太 tài 多 duō 香 xiāng 辣 là 咖喱 gā lí 鸡 jī 了 le .

He did have too much spiced curry chicken earlier that evening.

小 xiǎo 鸡 jī 因为 yīnwèi 饿 è 而 ér 开始 kāishǐ 吱吱叫 jiào .

The little chicks began to peep because they were hungry.

我 wǒ 离题 lí tí 太 tài 远 yuǎn 了 le ,我 wǒ 所 suǒ 要 yāo 讲 jiǎng 的 de 故事 gùshì 主要 zhǔyào 不 bù 是 shì 关于 guānyú 鸡 jī .

I digress. My tale does not primarily concern itself with the hen.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 鸡 jī in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
鸡 jī	fowl	雞 jī
鸡蛋 jīdàn	(chicken) egg	雞蛋
鸡肉 jī ròu	chicken meat	雞肉
火鸡 huǒ jī	turkey	火雞
鸡尾酒 jī wěi jiǔ	cocktail (loanword)	雞尾酒
小鸡 xiǎo jī	chick	小雞
公鸡 gōng jī	cock	公雞
鸡皮疙瘩 jī pí gē da	goose pimples	雞皮疙瘩
母鸡 mǔ jī	hen	母雞
炸鸡 zhá jī	fried chicken	炸雞
鸡汤 jī tāng	chicken stock	雞湯
鸡腿 jī tuǐ	chicken leg	雞腿
鸡奸 jī jiān	sodomy	雞奸
金鸡 jīn jī	golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)	金雞
雏鸡 chú jī	chick	雛雞
肉鸡 ròu jī	broiler	肉雞
斗鸡 dòu jī	cock fighting	鬥雞
鸡毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí	kitchen trash	雞毛蒜皮
鸡巴 jī ba	dick	雞巴
野鸡 yě jī	pheasant	野雞
鸡毛 jī máo	chicken feather	雞毛
鸡肋 jī lèi	chicken ribs	雞肋
宝鸡 Bǎo jī	Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi	寶雞
蛋鸡 dàn jī	laying hen	蛋雞